7.8b changes to texas land vocabulary list #6. chemical weathering the chemical breakdown of rocks...
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7.8B Changes to Texas LandVOCABULARY LIST #6
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Chemical WeatheringThe chemical breakdown of rocks and minerals into new substances
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Mechanical Weathering
The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means
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Ice WedgingThe process of mechanical weathering in which water seeps into a crack in a rock during warm weather and then freezes during cold weather; when it expands, the ice pushes against the sides of the crack and forces it open wider.
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OxidationA chemical reaction in which an element combines with oxygen to form an oxide; a common form of weathering.
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LandformAny natural formation of rock and dirt found on Earth
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BioticDescribe the part of the environment made up of organisms and the organic matter they produce
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AbioticDescribes the physical, or nonliving, part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.